Vehicle-wheel.



W". D. TRIGALBT.

.VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 17, 190e.

'Patented o@t.26,1909. l

WITNESSES w. 1J..v TRIGALET. VEHICLE', WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 190B. 938,184. Patented 001126, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER D. TRIGALET, F MAMARONECK. NEW YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern.'A

Be it known that a citizen of the United States, residing at transmitted to the vehicle and State of New York,

Mamaroneck, county of Wvestchester, and

new and useful Improvement in Vehicle- Wheels, as set forth in the following specifieation.

My invention relates t0 a new and useful improvement in vehicle wheels, and has for its object to so construct such a. wheel as to produce a spring or cushion action between the rim and the hub thereof, whereby the jar and vibration extending to instead of being the occupants.

sorbed within the wheel NVitli these ends in view, consists in the details of construction and combination.. of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically 'designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying ing a part of this specification, in which* Figure l is a side elevation of my improved wheel, a portion thereof being in section, having the flanges removed, clearly illustrating the construction of the same. Fig. 2, is a sectional view at the line -a; of Fig. l. Fig. 3, a side elevation of a portion of the wheel showing the shape and position ofi the flanges, and Fig. A, is an enlarged sectional view of the upper half of Fig. 2.

ln carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents the hub, which may be made of one solid piece of wood as desired, to which is secured, by means of screw bolts a, the thin metal plates B, with which are formed the extensions C; to the ends of these extensions are secured the caps D, thus forming housings through which pass the springs E and F. The springs E which are circular in shape are securely held therein by the rubber pads G and H, and the screws I which pass through the rubber pads, the screws are then threaded into the hub A of the wheel. The springs F which form the arc of a circle are held in these receptacles dot( means of the rubber pads J and K, and 'the screws L passing through these vpads and the caps D then threaded into the this invention '1 wto have a circular portion V Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tune 17, 1908.

I, W'ALTERD. T RIGALET,

held in place, I provide have invented a certain l l l l l l the wheel travell ing from '.lie road bed will be largely abdrawing formformed the openings Gr3 Patented oct. 26, 1.909. serial No. 438,934.

wooden plugs or fillings M which rest between the rubber pads G and K. In order that these plugs or fillings may be firmly bolts N, which pass through the extensions C of the plates B,

` into said plugs or fillings.

(l indicates the rim of a wheel, which is made of wood as in the ordinary wheels, except that the notches P are formed therein for the reception of the rubber pads Q. The springs E are then placed against lthese rubber pads Q and other rubber pads R placed against the inside surface of the springs E, the bolts S are then passed through these rubber pads, the springs E,

the rim O and the nuts T threaded thereon for holding them in place.

` U represents a metallicl plate so formed as and extensions lV radiating therefrom at suitable intervals. The endsl `of these extensions are sunk into the riin O and secured thereto by suitable bolts A. One ofthese plates are placed upon either side of the rim, and between them are secured the wooden blocks B by means of the bolts C which pass through the plates U and the blocks B", said blocks having formed therein which the bolts S may drop when it is desired to remove the tire.

D indicates bolts around which are placed the rollers E against which the ends of the springs F are adapted to rest and move up and down when receiving a shock.

F represents a rubber tire having an opening formed between the base Gr3 and the tread around the entire tire, and in this opening` G is placed the metallic tire H which is bolted to the'rim of the wheel by the bolts S which also hold the springs i in position, and as the nuts E are threaded on thebolts S they will draw the metallic tire H toward the rim of the wheel which will compress the face of the tire between said metallic tire H. and the rim of the a number of the openings 7; into.A

wheel thus' holding the rubber tire vF sey the rubber tire F are whereby the nuts T may be placed on the bolts S and these opencurely in position. In

ings may be filled up with a rubber plug G* or other suitable material.

The fianges represented by I are placed on either side of the rim of the wheel and held thereto by thev bolts A which pass through said flanges and the rim of the place. The space left vehicle. The factfbeingto forcethe circular springs E together, which will thereby produce extreme resiliency-- While the said circular springs are rigid in their fastenings andwill sustain a considerable strain, yet, they have the auxiliary springs or 'those which form the arc of their objects being 'to transmit the drive from the axle to the rim without any sudden shock, to'sustaili the side strain, because of the leverage on the rollers E 'which are secured to the metallic plates the extensions of which act as spokes' for the wheel,

and being free to acton the rollers, they wil-1 absorb a portion of the shock' given to the periphery of the wheel. f

Mr wheel entirely overcomes the many disa v antagesv which have heretofore been attended upon the use ofthe ordinary wheel"n for ,motor vehicles, for when said wheels are fitted with solid rubber tires the shock and i vibration transmitted to the top of the vehicle is trying well as the occupants, and when pneumatic tires are used, constant annoyance'and exv pense is occasioned by puncture and other of the accidents, and whenl a pneumatic tire is out of repair'the vehicle is seriously cri pled, whereas, by. myV improvement, the 'resilJ' neumatic tire is provided without the liability of accident from puncture and deilating. f

Qf .course I do not wish to be limitedmtof the exact details of construction here shown,

i as these may be varied within certain limits without departing from the spiritnof my invention..

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and useful, is-

a hub made from a g I 1l Incombination, solidI piece of wood, a thin metallic late having extensions formed therewith p aced upon either side of the said hub, caps ,ses c ured upon the outer ends of said exten# sions, circular springs passing between said extensions,

rubber pads side of said springs, betweensaid extensions, the rubber ads, the hub for ii a screw passlng through. the springs and the end of are then threaded on when striking any obrmeans forholdingsaid -plu the. circular sprin other rubber. pads a circle for a relief,`

l the last named plates, bolts said p uponl the mechanism7 as iency f placed upon either ing said springs' in' position, a -second spring forming an arc of acircle assing between the extensions, rubber Vpa s placed upon `either side of4 said springs between said extensions, screws the rubber said springs in position, woo en plugs an gs in position, a

passing/through the caps,

pads and thesprings'fo'r holding y,

rim, having notches formed in the under side.

thereof, a second' metallic plate so formed as to' have a circular portion and extensions radiating therefrom, the `ends of said extensions being secured to the rim, one 'of them u on either side of the run, rubber ads p aced between the sions radiating from the last named plates, placed on the inner'4 A spring, a bolt passing through said rubber pads, s rings and rim," a nut threaded on said boIlJtl forA holding it in place, wooden blocks 'having o enings` l cured between' tlie ,extensions formed with passin saidiwooden lock said extensions and' place, rollers placed beliolding the same-in 'through said rollers and ates'for movably securing said rollers whichv theends ofthe plates,l bolts passing 1n positionagainst spring forming the securing the tire to the wheel, as specified. x

2. The herein described combination of a. hub, al

fastened on the outer' end of said extensions, a rim, a second metallic. plate so formed 'as to have a circular yportion and extensions radiating therefrom, the ends of said extensions being fastened to the rim, circular the extensions Y the first named plate tothe hub, ,alsovbetwee'nthe extensions formed on the second named plate to last named. plates, and a second y setf of springs forming the arc of a circle secured between the extensions formed on the first named plates, the ends of said s rings adapted to rest against the rollers, su stantially as' and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony affixed my signaturein the presence of two subscribing witnesses; f I i ,v WALTER D. TRIGALET.

Witnesses JoH'N C. KANE, Jr., I, CHAs. I. Boro.

extensions against w ich" sare adapted to rest, n ying lbetween the exteiiface of -the circular' whereof, I have hereuntol formed therein se- -tween the circular portions of the last named A arc of the circle, are adapted to, rest, a rubber tire,-andmeans for metallic plate having extensions formed therewith, secured to said hub, capsv ioo s the rim, rollers'. v secured between the circular portion-of the 

